Eastern Caribbean students to test investment skills in regional competition

By Observer News Desk Students from across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union will take part in a simulated investment competition this October and November, as organisers seek to build young people’s understanding of the region’s securities market. The Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange (ECSE) announced on Monday that it will host the fourth annual Trevor E.

Blake Regional Schools Investment Competition with its licensed member broker-dealers and the Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission. The competition is open to students in Forms 3 to 5 and first-year tertiary programmes in the ECCU’s eight member countries. Participating schools will compete for the title of Regional Schools Investment Champion. Before the simulation begins, students will attend a webinar covering…